Auto Body Shop in San Rafael, CA — Anthony's Auto Craft | The Trusted Body Shop in San Rafael for Collision Repair, Auto Painting & OEM-Certified Service in Marin County
"Quality without compromise."
- OEM APPROVED REPAIR FACILITY
OEM-Certified for the brands Marin actually drives.
Tesla. Mercedes-Benz Elite. BMW. Lamborghini. Bentley. Maserati. Alfa Romeo. Ford. Lincoln. Land Rover. Jaguar. Cadillac. Chevrolet. Buick. Italian Exotics. Every certification on our wall means a manufacturer audited our facility, our equipment, and our technicians and approved us for warranty-safe repairs.
- ABOUT ANTHONY’S
Three generations of Marin families have brought their cars here.
Anthony’s Auto Craft has been a working auto body shop in San Rafael since the 1970s. Same family. Same address. Same standard. Most of our customers find us the same way they always have — a neighbor in Dominican or Terra Linda told them to call Sean and Liz.
Cars have changed a lot in 50 years. Aluminum panels, EV batteries, bonded structures, factory color codes that need a spectrophotometer to match. Our shop has changed with them. What has not changed is the part that matters — every car that leaves Verdi Street looks like the wreck never happened.
We are not the cheapest auto body shop in Marin and we never tried to be. We are the one your insurance adjuster, your dealer service writer, and your favorite mechanic all quietly recommend.
50+
Years on Verdi Street
15+
OEM Certifications
#10
Collision Shop in U.S.
5★
Across Google & Yelp
- OUR SERVICES
Every kind of auto body work, under one roof in San Rafael.
From a parking-lot door ding to a full structural rebuild after a freeway collision, the same OEM-certified team handles the job from start to finish. No farm-outs. No subcontractors.
Collision Repair
Bumper-to-frame repairs after any kind of accident, with full insurance handling.
Auto Body Repair
Fenders, doors, panels, bumpers — straightened, replaced, and refinished to factory spec.
Auto Painting
Custom paint, full repaints, color matching, and clear coat in a downdraft booth.
Paintless Dent Repair
Door dings and hail dents removed without filler or repaint when paint is intact.
Frame Straightening
Laser-measured frame benches that bring structural geometry back to OEM specs.
Auto Detailing
Full interior & exterior detail included on every collision job before pickup.
- After the accident
Collision Repair
A real collision is loud, scary, and confusing. Most people call us with two questions: “Where do I take it?” and “Will this be a fight with my insurance?” We take care of both.
Every collision repair job starts with a free estimate at 111 Verdi Street. We document the damage, send it to your insurance carrier, and write the supplements when the adjuster misses something. If the frame moved, it goes on a laser bench. If airbags deployed, they get replaced to factory spec. If sensors need recalibration, they get recalibrated. The car leaves looking the way it did before the wreck.
- Bent metal, made straight
Auto Body Repair
Auto body repair sounds simple until you need it. A pushed-in fender or a smashed door involves stamped metal, hidden mounting points, and a paint code that has to disappear into the panel next to it. Get any one of those wrong and the new paint looks like a Band-Aid for the rest of the car’s life.
We have done this work for half a century, and our auto body repair team handles every kind of damage — fender repair, door repair, panel replacement, plastic bumper repair, and aluminum body repair on Tesla, Audi, Range Rover, and Mercedes. We use OEM parts where the warranty calls for them and high-grade aftermarket only when it makes sense for you.
- Color, prep, and finish
Auto Painting
Auto painting is where most shops cut corners. Cheap paint cracks in a Marin summer. Bad prep peels in Bay Area fog. Wrong color match looks fine in the parking lot and obvious in sunlight. We use a downdraft booth, climate control, and a spectrophotometer for every color match.
The auto painting service at Anthony’s Auto Craft covers full body repaint, custom paint jobs, spot painting, paint touch-up, chipped paint repair, color matching, and clear coat application. We also offer paint correction for swirl marks and paint protection film installation for new luxury cars rolling out of dealers in San Rafael, Mill Valley, and Tiburon.
- Dings, dents, and hail
Auto Dent Removal Service
A door ding from the Northgate Mall parking lot is not the end of the world. Hail damage from one of those rare North Bay storms is not either. The auto dent removal service at our San Rafael shop handles all of it.
When the paint is still intact, we use paintless dent repair (PDR). A trained tech massages the metal back into shape from behind the panel — no filler, no repaint, no compromise to the factory finish. When the dent broke paint, we move to traditional dent removal, body filler, primer, and color-matched refinishing. Same goal, different tools.
- For the cars that matter
Auto Restoration Service
Some cars are not transportation. A 1965 Mustang in your garage. A grandfather’s old Cadillac. A first-gen Bronco that has been waiting for the right shop. Our auto restoration service handles classic car restoration, antique auto body restoration, rust repair, undercarriage rustproofing, and original-spec auto trim repair.
We do not rush these jobs. We document every step. The result is a car that looks and feels the way it did the day it left the assembly line. Marin collectors send us classics from across the North Bay because we treat their projects like our own.
- Showroom finish
Car Detailing Service
A real detail is more than a wash. Our car detailing service in San Rafael covers full auto detailing, headlight restoration, paint correction, and graffiti removal from cars. Every collision repair pickup at Anthony’s already includes a complete inside-and-out detail — no paint dust, no tape residue, no plastic still on the seat.
- More than body work
Auto Repair Shop
Anthony’s is a full auto repair shop in San Rafael, not just a body shop. While collision and paint are the work we are known for, our team also handles mechanical repair, frame repair, frame alignment, frame straightening, body panel alignment, auto body welding, sunroof leak repair, lease return repair, fleet body repair, and EV-specific structural work for Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid.
That last part matters in Marin. Half of every block in Terra Linda or Mill Valley has an EV in the driveway, and EVs require certified bonded-aluminum and high-strength-steel repair processes most shops are not approved to perform. We are.
How a repair at Anthony's actually works.
The same four-step process every car gets, whether it is a $500 bumper job or a $50,000 structural rebuild.
Free Estimate
Drive in any weekday from 7 AM to 5 PM. We document the damage in writing and in photos for you and your insurance company.
Insurance Claim Assistance
We file the claim, send the photos, and write the supplements. You stay on with your day.
Repair & Refinish
Frame straightening, panel replacement, color matching, and clear coat application — done by the same OEM-certified team in our facility.
Detail & Delivery
Every car leaves clean, calibrated, and with a hand-written thank-you letter from our team.
- Service Area
The auto body shop San Rafael drives to — from across the North Bay.
We are easy to reach from anywhere in Marin. Customers walk in from Dominican, Terra Linda, Sun Valley, Glenwood, Peacock Gap, the Canal District, and downtown San Rafael every week. We also serve Novato, San Anselmo, Fairfax, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Tiburon, and Sausalito. Drivers from Sonoma, Napa, the East Bay, and San Francisco bring us their luxury, exotic, and classic vehicles too.
If your car is not safe to drive, call us at
(415) 456-7591.We coordinate towing and rentals so you do not lose your day.
Cities & Neighborhoods
We work in- Real reviews · Google & Yelp
Why Marin keeps recommending Anthony's.
"I can't say enough of how happy we are with the work Anthony’s has done for us."
"Great communication throughout the entire process. The work looks absolutely great."
"Always best service and quality of work — Sean and Liz are the best!"
"The result was unbelievable. Like the accident never happened."
"The quality of work is second to none — my car came back looking brand new."
"Exceptional work and customer service. My vehicle was returned on time and looked perfect."
"You truly cannot tell where the repair was made. Worth every penny."
"This is what luxury service actually looks like."
- Real questions, plain answers
Auto body shop FAQs.
Anthony's Auto Craft has been the highest-rated auto body shop in San Rafael for over 50 years. We are a Best of Marin 2025 winner, a Top 10 Collision Repair Shop in the Nation, and OEM-certified by Tesla, Mercedes-Benz Elite, BMW, Lamborghini, Bentley, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Ford, Lincoln, Land Rover, Jaguar, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Buick.
Yes. We provide full insurance claim assistance for every major California carrier — State Farm, Geico, AAA, Allstate, Liberty Mutual, USAA, Farmers, Mercury, and the rest. We file the claim, send the photos, write the supplements, and stay on the phone until your repair is paid right.
Most minor accident repair jobs take 3 to 7 business days. Major collision rebuilds with frame straightening or full body repaint can run 2 to 4 weeks. You get an exact timeline on your written estimate.
Yes. Walk in any weekday between 7 AM and 5 PM at 111 Verdi St in San Rafael, or call (415) 456-7591 to schedule one. Estimates include photos, parts breakdown, and labor time.
Yes. We offer rental vehicles and our concierge service so you do not lose a day of work or school pickup.
Yes. We are Tesla-approved and trained on bonded-aluminum, high-voltage-safe, and structural EV repair processes. We also work on Rivian, Lucid, BMW i-series, and Mercedes EQ models.
Yes. Our auto restoration service handles classic car restoration, antique auto body restoration, rust repair, and original-spec auto trim repair. Marin collectors send us projects from across the North Bay.
Anthony's Auto Craft · 111 Verdi St, San Rafael, CA 94901. Five minutes from downtown San Rafael, easy off Highway 101.